Nightwing Reading Order
This reading order is designed to give a timeline of Nightwing’s (Dick Grayson) major storylines throughout the New 52 era of DC Comics. It does not encompass every one of his appearances in this era, but is a timeline of the major ones and the stories that affect them.
The minor details are explained in the “Review” of each storyline. Every “Review” link will provide a detailed continuity breakdown of that story and will explain any reference the story makes to other aspects of the DC Universe. All of this can be found in the “Continuity” section of each link.
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New 52
At the beginning of the New 52, the DC Universe was reset. In this new continuity, almost every character’s history was mostly wiped clean and they were reintroduced to the DC Universe. However, Dick Grayson was relatively unaffected by this reset. His status as the first Robin, his transition to Nightwing, his recent tenure as Batman, and many of his individual adventures are preserved.
In this era, Nightwing’s adventures primarily start in the Nightwing series. Here, his time as a standard vigilante plays out. Then, after the Forever Evil (Reading Order) event, Dick’s adventures move from Nightwing to Grayson. In the Grayson series, Dick stars as a super-spy in a potentially nefarious organization. Alongside both of these comics, Dick also makes a plethora of appearances in other Bat-family titles, including a starring role in the Batman & Robin Eternal series and the Robin War (Reading Order) event. Finally, Dick’s presence in the Titans Hunt comic helps prepare his transition into the Rebirth era.
Essential | Extra | ||
Issue | Collection | Issue | Collection |
Batman #1 | Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (Review) 1 | ||
Batman #2 | |||
Batman #4 | |||
Nightwing #1 | Nightwing Vol. 1: Traps and Trapezes (Review) | ||
Nightwing #2 | |||
Nightwing #3 | |||
Batgirl #3 | Batgirl Vol. 1: The Darkest Reflection (Review) 2 | ||
Nightwing #4 | Nightwing Vol. 1: Traps and Trapezes (Review) | ||
Nightwing #5 | |||
Nightwing #6 | |||
Nightwing #7 | |||
Batman #7 | Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (Review) 1 | ||
Nightwing #8 | Nightwing Vol. 2: Night of the Owls (Review) | ||
Nightwing #9 | |||
Batman #11 | Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (Review) 1 | ||
Nightwing #10 | Nightwing Vol. 2: Night of the Owls (Review) | ||
Nightwing #11 | |||
Nightwing #12 | |||
Nightwing #0 | |||
Batman #0 | Batman Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift (Review) 3 | ||
Batman and Robin #10 | Batman and Robin Vol. 2: Pearl (Review) 4 | ||
Batman and Robin #12 | |||
Batman Incorporated #3 | Batman Incorporated Vol. 1: Demon Star 5 | ||
Batman #13 | Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (Review) 6 | ||
Nightwing #13 | Nightwing Vol. 3: Death of the Family (Review) | ||
Nightwing #14 | |||
Batman #14 | Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (Review) 6 | ||
Batman #15 | |||
Nightwing #15 | Nightwing Vol. 3: Death of the Family (Review) | ||
Nightwing #16 | |||
Batman #17 | |||
Red Hood and the Outlaws #17 | Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 3: Death of the Family (Review) 7 | ||
New 52 Valentine's Day Special #1 | Nightwing Vol. 3: Death of the Family (Review) 8 | ||
Nightwing #17 | |||
Batman Incorporated #6 | Batman Incorporated Vol. 1: Demon Star 5 | ||
Batman Incorporated #7 | Batman Incorporated Vol. 2: Gotham's Most Wanted 5 | ||
Batman Incorporated #8 | |||
Batman Incorporated #9 | |||
Batman Incorporated #10 | |||
Batman Incorporated #12 | |||
Nightwing #18 | Nightwing Vol. 3: Death of the Family (Review) | ||
Justice League #18 | Justice League Vol. 4: The Grid (Review) 9 | ||
Nightwing #19 | Nightwing Vol. 4: Second City (Review) | ||
Nightwing #20 | |||
Nightwing #21 | |||
Nightwing #22 | |||
Nightwing #23 | |||
Nightwing #24 | |||
Batman and Robin #23 | Batman and Robin Vol. 4: Requiem For Damian (Review) 10 | ||
Batman and Robin Annual #2 | Batman and Robin Vol. 5: The Big Burn (Review) 10 | ||
Nightwing #25 | Nightwing Vol. 5: Setting Son (Review) | ||
Nightwing Annual #1 | |||
Nightwing #26 | |||
Nightwing #27 | |||
Nightwing #28 | |||
Nightwing #29 | |||
Forever Evil #1 | Forever Evil (Review) (Reading Order) | ||
Justice League #25 | Justice League Vol. 5: Forever Heroes (Review) | ||
Forever Evil #6 | Forever Evil (Review) (Reading Order) | ||
Forever Evil #7 | |||
Nightwing #30 | Nightwing Vol. 5: Setting Son (Review) | ||
Secret Origins #8 | Grayson Vol. 1: Agents of Spyral (Review) | ||
Grayson #1 | |||
Grayson #2 | |||
Grayson #3 | |||
Grayson #4 | |||
Grayson: Futures End #1 | Grayson Vol. 1: Agents of Spyral (Review) 11 | ||
Grayson #5 | Grayson Vol. 2: We All Die at Dawn (Review) | ||
Grayson #6 | |||
Grayson #7 | |||
Grayson Annual #1 | |||
Grayson #8 | |||
Batman and Robin #34 | Batman and Robin Vol. 6: The Hunt for Robin (Review) 12 | ||
Batman #38 | Batman Vol. 7: Endgame (Review) (Reading Order) 12 | ||
Batman #40 | |||
Starfire #4 | Starfire Vol. 1: Welcome Home (Review) 13 | ||
Starfire #5 | |||
Starfire #6 | |||
Midnighter #3 | Midnighter Vol. 1: Out (Review) 14 | ||
Midnighter #4 | |||
Midnighter #5 | |||
Batgirl Annual #3 | Batgirl Vol. 2: Family Business (Review) 15 | ||
Grayson Sneak Peek | Grayson Vol. 3: Nemesis (Review) | ||
Grayson #9 | |||
Grayson #10 | |||
Grayson #11 | |||
Grayson #12 | |||
Grayson Annual #2 | |||
Batgirl #45 | Batgirl Vol. 2: Family Business (Review) 15 | ||
Batman & Robin Eternal #1-13 | Batman & Robin Eternal Vol. 1 (Review) | ||
Batman & Robin Eternal #14-26 | Batman & Robin Eternal Vol. 2 (Review) | ||
Robin War #1 | Robin War (Review) (Reading Order) | ||
Grayson #15 | |||
Detective Comics #47 | |||
We are Robin #7 | |||
Robin: Son of Batman #7 | |||
Robin War #2 | |||
Batman/Superman #25 | Batman/Superman Vol. 5: Truth Hurts (Review) 16 | ||
Batman/Superman #26 | |||
Batman/Superman #27 | |||
Grayson #13 | Grayson Vol. 4: Ghost in the Tomb (Review) | ||
Grayson #14 | |||
Grayson #16 | |||
Grayson #17 | Grayson Vol. 5: Spiral's End (Review) | ||
Grayson #18 | |||
Grayson #19 | |||
Grayson #20 | |||
Grayson Annual #3 | |||
Titans Hunt #1 | Titans Hunt (Review) | ||
Titans Hunt #2 | |||
Titans Hunt #3 | |||
Titans Hunt #4 | |||
Titans Hunt #5 | |||
Titans Hunt #6 | |||
Titans Hunt #7 | |||
Titans Hunt #8 | |||
Justice League #51 | |||